May.
14
2018
06/02/18 – Die Walküre – 1pm
NEW PRODUCTION
by Richard Wagner
Sung in German
photo credit: Cory Weaver
Die Walküre Opera Overview
After the triumph of Das Rheingold in 2016/17, Lyric continues the thrilling journey through Wagner’s monumental Ring cycle with Die Walküre.
This is the most deeply moving and romantic of all the Ring operas. Its riveting, devastating drama involves complex relationships between brother and sister, husband and wife, father and daughter. Every character is unforgettable—valiant Siegmund and Sieglinde, headstrong Brünnhilde and mighty, tortured Wotan, determined Fricka and vengeful Hunding. Wagner’s music drama burns itself on our memories, exciting us with the emotional intensity of its lyrical outbursts and its incredible power and majesty.

“Nothing short of a triumph on all fronts, intelligently conceived by the creative team, brilliantly executed by a top-flight international cast.” – Chicago Tribune on Das Rheingold, 2016

Christine Goerke
Brünnhilde

Elisabet Strid*
Sieglinde

Brandon Jovanovich
Siegmund

Eric Owens
Wotan

Tanja Ariane Baumgartner
Fricka

Ain Anger*
Hunding

Sir Andrew Davis
Conductor

David Pountney
Director

Johan Engels
Original Set Designer

Robert Innes Hopkins
Set Designer

Marie-Jeanne Lecca
Costume Designer

Fabrice Kebour
Lighting Designer

Denni Sayers
Choreographer